DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

51-8031 Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

Occupational Description:
Operate or control an entire process or system of machines, often through the use of control boards, to transfer or treat water or wastewater.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota 3,130275$27.27/hr$0.41/hr$17.71/hr$22.74/hr$27.85/hr$31.84/hr$37.02/hr
U S 123,7301,237$24.64/hr$0.12/hr$14.07/hr$17.92/hr$23.30/hr$29.86/hr$37.86/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Public Administration2,840$28.07/hr
Manufacturing150$26.10/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities110$22.02/hr
Other Regional Data For Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Minnesota 3,130 $27.85/hr -4.8%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 1,390 $30.41/hr N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 1,190 $30.40/hr -5.5%
Northwest Minnesota 630 $25.54/hr -2.2%
Northwest Balance of State 600 $25.35/hr N/A
Central Minnesota 480 $27.64/hr -2.4%
Southwest Minnesota 370 $24.40/hr -4.1%
Southwest Balance of State 340 $23.95/hr N/A
Northeast Minnesota 310 $26.10/hr -5.3%
Southeast Minnesota 230 $26.82/hr -4.1%
Duluth MN-WI MSA 220 $27.78/hr N/A
Southeast Balance of State 210 $24.65/hr N/A
Northeast Balance of State 120 $23.97/hr N/A
Rochester MN MSA 110 $28.60/hr N/A
St Cloud MN MSA 80 $25.14/hr N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 70 $26.77/hr N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA 60 $28.26/hr N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA 40 $23.17/hr N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA 30 $24.64/hr N/A
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